Indicating number and plate



' May 25, 1926;

, E. J. NALLS INDICATING NUMBER AND PLATE Filed Sept. 21, 1925 H E 2 W WVa T r H A Patented May 2.5, 1926 ERROLL JAMES HALLS, OF DETROIT,MICHIGAN.

INDICATING NUMBER AND PLATE.

Application filed September 21, 1925. Serial Ho. 57,627.

My invention relates to a new and useful improvement in an indicatingnumber and plate, and has for its object, the provision of a platecarrying indicating numbers, adapted for use as a house number and thelike.

The invention is designed primarily to be made from metal, althoughother material may be used, if desir d. It is an object of the presentinvention, to provide a number bearing plate having numbers mountedthereon, the outer face of which projects outwardly beyond the outersurface of the plate, so that a polishing or shining of the numbers maybe effected easily and quickly without disturbing the outer surface ofthe plate.

Another object of the present" invention is the provision of a numberbearing plate of this class having numbers mounted there on in such amanner that the numbe may be easily and quickly removed and replaced, sothat the plate, itself, may be used with various numbers.

Another object of the invention is the pro vision of a number bearingplate of this class, having a flange formed on the rear ward side and aboss on the forward surface for protecting the fastening means used withthe plate from the elements.

Other objects will appear hereinafter.

The invention consists in the combination and arrangement of partshereinafter described and claimed.

The invention will be best understood from a reference to theaccompanying drawings, which form a part of this specification and inwhich,

Fig. 1 is a, front elevational view of the invention,

Fig. 2 is a sectional view taken on substantially line 2-2 of Fig. 1,

Fig. 3 is a sectional view taken on substantially line 3S of Fig. 1.

As shown in the drawings. the invention comprises a plate 7 having anoutwardly projecting flange 8 around the edges thereof. This flangeterminates in a beveled or in clined surface 9 and the inner surface ofthe plate 7 is provided with a flange 11. Projecting outwardly from theouter surface of the plate 7 are spaced bosses 12, adapted for thereception of the head of screws 13, or other fastening means, which maybe projected into the supporting surface 13, upon which the plate ismounted. After the plate is mounted on the supporting surface, as

shown in Fig. 2, by means of the screws 13, or other fastening means, aplug 14: is inserted into the bosses 12 by a pressfit, so that access ofthe elements to the head of the screw 18 is prevented. As shown in Fig.2, when the plate is mounted upon the supporting surface 13, the flange11 will engage the supporting surface. When the fastening means 13 aredriven properly into the supporting surface 13, this flange ll'willserve to conceal the inner surface of the plate 7 against the elements.Mounted on the plate '7 are numbers '15, these numbers preferably beingmade of metal and secured by lscrew '16 projected through the plate from1 1' the rear side thereof. lhe outer surface of the plate 7 ispreferably treated with rustprooiin'g material, so to" prevent itsrustmg or tarnishing, background for the numbers or indicating media 15,which are mounted on the plate 7.

I prefer to form the plate 7 from brass or bronze, or some othermaterial which will take a lustre. I also prefer to form the indicatingmedia 15 out of brass or bronze, so that the outer surface of theindicating media may be polished to stand out clearly on the back groundfurnished by the plate 7. It Wlll be noted from Fig. 2 and Fig. 8, thatthe thickness of the numbers is greater than the height of the flange 8,so that the outer faces of the numbers or indicating media 15 may bepolis ied by rubbing, without necessitating a polishing of the outersurface of the flange 8.

This structure is a desirable feature of the lnvention, inasmuch as itpermits quick and easy polishing of the outer surface of the indicatingnumber, which would indicate that the numbers were individually polishedwith considerable labor to a casual o- .ver.

The method of attaching the numbers to the plate is also desirable,inasmuch tne plate 7 may be made .1 large quantities and the numbersdesired attached according individual requirements.

While I have illustrz ted and described the preferred form of structure,I do not wisn and affording a suitable prising a supporting plate;marginal flange projecting outwardly from the outer face thereof; amarginal flange projecting outwardly from the inner face, thereof; apair of spaced bosses projecting outwardly from the outer "face havingan opening formed in registration with an opening in each of saidbosses, the openingin each oi said bosses being slightly larger than theopening insaid plate, said opening in said plate being adapted for thereception of fastening means; a plug pressed into saidiho for concealingthe fastening means projected through said opening, said inner iaceflange engaging the supporting member upon which inounted; the innersurface of said plate being spaced from said supporting member, thedepth of said boss and said flange on the uter of said plate being equaland indicating ineans inonntedon the outer face of said plate, saidindicating ineans being of greater thickness than the depth of saidtiange on said outer face. i' i M Q. A device of the class described,comprising a supporting plate ac'la pted for of said plate; saidplatemounting on a supporting surface; a pair oi spaced bosses projectingoutwardly from the outer face of said plate and having anopeningiforlned therein in registration with an opening formed in saidplate, the opening in. said boss being slightly larger than the openingin said plate; means for attaching said plate to said supportingsurface; ineans insertalole in said bosses for concealing said attachingmeans; a flange projecting outwardly from the rear face of said plate,said flange engaging said supporting surface andiretal nin said plate inspaced relation thereto; indicating means detac'hably lllOtllliable onsaid plate; means insertalole through said plate from therear facethereof for aifixingsaid indicating means on said plate, the inner end01 said aiiixing means lying in the space separating said plate and saidsupporting surface; aiinarginal flange on the outer face of said platesaid flange being ot less depth than the thickness o l' said indicatingnieans Y I In test-irnony whereoi, I have signed the e e iae- ERROLLJAMES NALLS.

